Our other sites
Get A Free World Heritage Guide »
SeatGuru
Family Vacation Critic
Cruise Critic
BookingBuddy
We recommend:
We noticed that you're using an unsupported browser. The TripAdvisor website may not display properly.
We support the following browsers: Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox. Mac: Safari.

Valencia

Free Newsletter

Interested in Valencia?

We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for Valencia each week.

  • Save City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias)
  • E-mail this page

City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias)


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 92 attractions in Valencia
Traveler Description: The City of Science The City of Science was designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava, a native of Valencia and who is now one of the world’s... more »
Know about City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias)? Share your expertise with other travelers. Add to this description now.
Attraction type: Park, Aquarium, Theater, Science museum, Museum complex, Town center/square/plaza, Art museum, Architectural building, Arena/stadium/field, Educational site
Address: Av Autopista del Saler 1, 3, 5, 7 46013 Valencia
Spain
Tel: 902 100 031

Reviews you can trust

[ Date ] [ Rating ]
Save Review
5 of 5 stars
PortoExplorer   540 contributions
Porto, Portugal
Aug 17, 2008
3
people found this review helpful

The phenomenal CIUTAT DES ARTS E SCIENCIES is a complex of ultra-modern pavillions, engeenered by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela (two of the most important Spanish architects). The result of this union is a bombastic and futuristic creation with lots of boldness, giving Valencia other kind of touristic attraction, the inovation. The complex has free entrance and is a paradise... more

Save Review
5 of 5 stars
Hollymoon   6 contributions
Cornwall
Jul 21, 2008

We spent a day at the Cuidad de las Artes y las Ciencias and loved it, it was well worth visiting. The architecture was amazing, it was so much bigger than it looked in the photos that I had seen and really was quite stunning. The scale did mean that there was quite a bit of walking so it is... more

Save Review
2 of 5 stars
SHutch72   1 contribution
London
Jul 5, 2008

The complex is ambitious but the management of the site is terrible and it fails in most respects. more

Save Review
4 of 5 stars
TaniaMacDonald   24 contributions
Stevenage
Mar 31, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Valencia's City of Arts and Science (Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias) Before you visit you must plan your trip. I brought a ticket that covered the: • Hemisferic (IMAX – large projection of film) • Museo de las ciencias principe felipe (Science Museum) • Oceanografico (aquarium) • Titanic (temporary exhibition) Adult €37.40 Child (up to 12 years... more

Save Review
2 of 5 stars
Peter1NS   35 contributions
Telford, Shropshire, UK
Jan 25, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

The architecture is exciting and on a grand scale. This involves a lot of walking. Only visited the Aquarium. Very disappointing considering the admission charges and not as interesting/ effective or child friendly as, for example, The Sealife Centre in Birmingham UK or the Aquarium in Denver Co. Huge spaces but not actually that much to see and certainly not... more

Save Review
2 of 5 stars
mhuggon   12 contributions
Preston
Nov 9, 2007
2
people found this review helpful

The complex is amazing and boasts some of the best modern architecture I have seen in Europe. However, I was concerned to see the primitive conditions in which the Beluga whales are kept. They have a very small area in the aquarium. I have similar concerns for the penguins which are completely indoors and are unable to even breathe fresh... more

Amazing
Save Review
5 of 5 stars
HMCCardiff   2 contributions
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Oct 27, 2007

The Ciutat is fantastic, amazing. We spend 2 whole days there end of Sept 2007. If I lived in Valencia I would go there every day. Also very incredibly clean. How many UK attractions can boast that!!?? Do not miss out on the place, it is a must see. Helen, Cardiff, Oct 2007 more

Save Review
4 of 5 stars
Marpleboy   17 contributions
Marple
Feb 16, 2007
5
people found this review helpful

The site is still under cosntruction but the aquarium is fantastic and having been to Sydney this is better. We were lucky as mid Feb we had no queues and overall there was plenty of info including the held guides in English. The architecture is stunning and you can walk from the town centre in 20 minutes along the old... more

Save Review
2 of 5 stars
GreenJ   1 contribution
Jerusalem
Oct 29, 2006
14
people found this review helpful

We had great expectations, and visited with children and granchildren on a Sunday in September. We are English-speaking tourists, spending 2 weeks in Spain. The site is very complex, very large, and very badly explained. The buying of the tickets itself is confusing (for the non-spanish speakers), very expensive, and not clear what the choices are and what you are... more

Save Review
5 of 5 stars
debram   12 contributions
Herts,England
Jun 3, 2006
16
people found this review helpful

Visited with 2 teenagers aged 13 and 15. We all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. The Science museum took us about 4 hours-it's very roomy and wasn't particularly busy. The upper floors are best for older kids, with loads of "hands-on" stuff, all with English translations. The Aquarium took another 4 hours-get there early as it's busy. The dolphin show is spectacular-we... more

Travelers Who Viewed This Attraction Also Viewed
No photo provided
Location: Valencia, Valencia Province
Price not available
No photo provided
Location: Valencia, Valencia Province
Price not available
No photo provided
Location: Valencia, Valencia Province
Price not available
Write Your Own Attraction Review

Been to City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias)? Share your experiences!

Write a Review
Add Photos
Add Videos

City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias): Management Resources

TripAdvisor has free and easy resources to help you enhance your listing and promote your property.

  • Start Here - Visit Your Owners' Center
  • Add Photo
  • Add Video

City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) Address

Av Autopista del Saler 1, 3, 5, 7, 46013 Valencia, Spain
Tel: 902 100 031